Summaries for Vasculitis

MedlinePlus:38 Vasculitis is an inflammation of the blood vessels. it happens when the body's immune system attacks the blood vessel by mistake. it can happen because of an infection, a medicine, or another disease. the cause is often unknown.
vasculitis can affect arteries, veins and capillaries. arteries are vessels that carry blood from the heart to the body's organs. veins are the vessels that carry blood back to the heart. capillaries are tiny blood vessels that connect the small arteries and veins.
when a blood vessel becomes inflamed, it can
narrow, making it more difficult for blood to get through
close off completely so that blood can't get through
stretch and weaken so much that it bulges. the bulge is called an aneurysm. if it bursts, it can cause dangerous bleeding inside the body.
symptoms of vasculitis can vary, but usually include fever, swelling and a general sense of feeling ill. the main goal of treatment is to stop the inflammation. steroids and other medicines to stop inflammation are often helpful.
nih: national heart, lung, and blood institute

Revisiting the systemic vasculitis in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss): A study of 157 patients by the Groupe d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Maladies Orphelines Pulmonaires and the European Respiratory Society Taskforce on eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss). (27671089)

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Therapy and prognosis of ANCA-associated vasculitis from the clinical nephrologist's perspective. (27671907)

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Clinical trials in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: what we have learnt so far, and what we still have to learn. (28087591)